Body Mass Index Above 35 Has Increased Risk of Complications but Still Achieves Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Patient-Reported Outcomes After Anterior-Based Total Hip Arthroplasty
The present study found that despite significant differences in postoperative complications, there were significant improvements in PROMs in patients with a BMI above and below 35 kg/m<sup>2</sup> who underwent anterior THA.
Authors
- Richard A. Ruberto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5735-6460)
- Tiffany A. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-7590)
- Carl L. Herndon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5590-1509)
- Michael A. Hewitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3117-1366)
- Nana O. Sarpong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-8966)
- Alexander Dash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9337-3417)
Institutions
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101665
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01